Chapter 972: 790 Trust

Chapter 972: Chapter 790 Trust

Whenever news of magical beasts gets out, there’s always a group of people trying to capture them. Qiao Sang wasn’t surprised.

After all, extraordinarily rare pet beasts have always been the pursuit of Beast Tamers.

She once encountered Qi Yunla, mainly because few people knew about it. Otherwise, there’s no way a C-rank Beast Tamer would’ve gotten a shot.

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, seemingly struck by a thought: “Can we gather information from wild pet beasts?”

Billet didn’t want to directly approach intelligence trade spots to inquire about Adinixi, to avoid being tracked by those groups seeking Adinixi.

Once tracked, even if they’re lucky enough to find Adinixi, those groups would surely stir up trouble, pushing the situation into chaos.

Therefore, it’s best to gather intelligence without attracting attention.

Wanting to stay unnoticed while gathering intelligence, the first thing Qiao Sang thought of was wild pet beasts.

Especially after last night’s experience, she felt there was a chance to communicate well with wild pet beasts.

Billet sighed, “There’s no other choice.”

Truthfully, he felt significant obstacles when it came to communicating with wild pet beasts—not due to a language barrier but differing levels of intelligence among species.

Some pet beasts had the intelligence of human infants only a few months old; even if they answered, you wouldn’t know if they were correct, possibly leading to erroneous information and wasted effort.

Some other pet beasts, highly cunning, would intentionally give false information to toy with humans.

If they were on Blue Star, he could discern credible pet beasts by checking their data.

But regarding pet beasts from Chao Su Star, his understanding was limited.

Still, this was the best approach they had now…

…

Five hours later.

In an alley on one side of the street, Qiao Sang held up her phone and asked a pale green, three-tailed rat-like pet beast:

“Have you seen this anywhere?”

The three-tailed rat-like pet beast glanced at the image on the phone screen without speaking.

Understanding its silence, Qiao Sang took out a prepared loaf of bread and handed it over.

“Wei Wei.”

The rat-like pet beast accepted the bread, wearing an “I remember now” expression.

Qiao Sang, after experiencing countless deceptions in the last five hours, felt utterly unfazed and asked, “Where?”

“Wei Wei.”

The rat-like pet beast pointed to the left, indicating that direction.

Finished, it held the bread and prepared to leave.

“Wait a second.” Qiao Sang called out.

The rat-like pet beast turned back, revealing a “What now?” expression.

“You’ve just been cursed. If you lied, you’d experience terrible luck for a while.” Qiao Sang’s tone was calm. “Are you sure you saw it in that direction?”

“Jie Jie Jie…”

As her words fell, Xiao Xunbao emerged, revealing a villain-like grin.

“Wei Wei!”

The rat-like pet beast froze momentarily, then tightened its tail, showing a panicked expression, squeaking loudly.

“Ya Ya.”

Yaobao translated instantly.

This guy said it didn’t see anything; it just made up the answer.

As expected… Qiao Sang, exhausted, waved her hand, “You can go. There’s no curse.”

“Wei Wei…”

Gripping its bread tightly, the rat-like pet beast saw that the human didn’t snatch the bread back. It turned and sprinted away, becoming a flash of white light. Using Flash of Lightning, it climbed the wall and vanished into the alley.

Xiao Xunbao dismissed its villainous expression, concealing itself and its deeds.

At this moment, Billet walked in.

The Famiu Moth stood at the alley entrance, carrying bags filled with various musical instruments and some food.

“Did you find out anything?” Billet asked.

Qiao Sang sighed, “Nope.”

“That’s to be expected,” Billet replied. “If we can’t get any information, let’s head back to last night’s spot and work with some wild pet beasts that have good voices to keep them singing.”

The Thirtieth District’s scale was massive. Depending solely on this method to locate Adinixi felt uncertain… Qiao Sang worried, pondering:

“Is there a pet beast skill that could monitor every corner of the Thirtieth District like cameras?”

Wait! She suddenly realized something, her eyes lighting up:

“How about finding a Gui Manweng!”

…

Beast Taming Center.

Luxury suite.

“All the Beast Tamers assigned to this mission have arrived,” a brown-haired young man said respectfully.

An elder leaned against the soft sofa, glancing at the twenty-plus Beast Tamers assembled in front of him without speaking.

A striking black-haired young man beside him spoke smoothly:

“Summon all the Gui Manwengs.”

The twenty-plus Beast Tamers performed Seal Gestures simultaneously.

The Beast Taming Center’s luxury suite was spacious enough to hold twenty-plus Gui Manwengs without feeling cramped.

The black-haired youth pushed a photograph from the coffee table forward and said:

“Track the pet beast in this image. Whoever finds it first will get a chance to settle in the upper districts.”

Upon hearing this, the Beast Tamers were invigorated, rushing out with their Gui Manwengs to deploy as many cursed eyes as possible.

Once the group left, the elder on the sofa remarked dryly:

“Still not enough. Round up some wild Gui Manwengs to join the search too.”

“Understood,” the brown-haired youth responded respectfully before leaving the room.

…

Billet sighed heavily, “All the Beast Tamers in the Thirtieth District with Gui Manwengs have been given the same mission.”

Qiao Sang froze briefly, “Are these the people searching for Adinixi?”

Billet responded with a simple “Hmm.”

Qiao Sang persisted, “What if one or two Beast Tamers with Gui Manwengs didn’t accept the mission?”

Billet glanced at her, “The rewards for this task are too lucrative—there’s no way Beast Tamers in the lower districts would refuse.”

“How do you know so much?” Qiao Sang asked.

Billet chuckled, “Our school owns the fastest intelligence-gathering Mechanical Beast. You’ll know when you return later.”

Qiao Sang instantly recalled the mechanical claw that handed her the acceptance letter from the computer.

With Billet’s confirmation of the intelligence, Qiao Sang didn’t question further.

The two arrived at last night’s ruins.

Unlike the previous night, the area was now devoid of slumbering pet beasts.

The slightly cold wind brushed through the cracks between scattered rocks and green wild grass.

The surroundings fell into silence, occasionally disturbed by a few wild pet beasts passing overhead.

Billet saw this and sighed deeply, “I told you—they won’t find this place safe after last night’s events.”

As a mentor, he should’ve stuck to his reasoning. Qiao Sang might be exceptionally talented, but she was still young, with little experience dealing with wild pet beasts…

I didn’t even do much last night—why are they so scared they moved spots? I thought they enjoyed singing themselves yesterday… Qiao Sang reminisced about the scenes of pet beasts dancing and singing, feeling a tinge of melancholy.

“Clear Tongue?”

A voice suddenly rang out.

Qiao Sang followed the sound with her gaze and saw a Clear Tongue emerging from behind a crumbling wall.

“Gangzhan.”

Gangbao noticed the Clear Tongue approaching, its eyes briefly gleamed, and it actively translated.

It’s asking if there’s food today.

Qiao Sang was slightly taken aback but nodded firmly, “Of course!”

“Clear Tongue!”

The Clear Tongue shouted, releasing a penetrating vibration of sound.

An instant later, a snake-like pet beast burrowed out of the ground.

Soon followed by a second, a third…

Shrubs, forests, ground, air—more and more wild pet beasts began to gather.

This… Billet stared dumbfounded at the numerous pet beasts scattered everywhere, as though struggling to believe his own eyes.

Those from last night, along with even more newcomers… Qiao Sang’s face broke into an uncontrollable grin, and she shouted:

“Let’s begin!”

…

Speakers set up.

Equipment arranged.

Snacks ready.

The pet beasts sang cheerfully, danced energetically, and snacked contentedly.

“I can’t believe they trust you so much…” Billet’s complex emotions left him momentarily forgetting their observational task.

“They trust us,” Qiao Sang replied with a smile.

Trust us, huh… Billet fell silent.

He didn’t feel he had done much to earn the wild pet beasts’ trust…

“Duoxi…”

At that moment, a Duoxi Duola stepped up to Qiao Sang, seeming to summon courage as it called out.

“Ya Ya.”

Yaobao provided a synchronized translation.

This creature said the food given this morning got snatched by a villain and wants to know if it can have extras today.

“Ya Ya!”

After translating, Yaobao expressed empathetic fury.

Stealing food—utterly outrageous!

Qiao Sang recognized the Duoxi Duola as the last pet beast that had left this morning. Picking up a bag of bread from the ground, she handed it over:

“Of course. Eat to your fill before singing.”

“Duoxi!”

Duoxi Duola accepted the bread, its eyes curving into crescent moons.

Instead of leaving, it sat down right there beside Qiao Sang, opening the bread’s wrapper to eat right away.

Qiao Sang sat cross-legged, listening to the music, enjoying the view of the pet beasts’ dancing.

Suddenly, a thought struck her. She pulled out her phone, opened Adinixi’s image, and showed it to Duoxi Duola, asking:

“Have you seen this anywhere?”